A minor correction: it's impossible to PROVE for sure, as not enough time has passed yet for the necessary scientific proofs to accumulate.
Saying it for sure is quite possible, and quite a few people are doing just that. Whether they also publicize whatever communications from higher powers, deep intuition, or divination results led to their unexpected surety is entirely optional on their part. In our current progressive materialist culture, their arguments may not come across as being anywhere near as compelling as throwing about easy-to-falsify statistical data in a great obfuscating cloud. On the other hand, putting too much trust in the statistical props that failing élites end up clinging to, in the vain hope of softening their impending impact, is what got us into this unenviable situation in the first place.
Many commenters on this blog are perfectly comfortable saying exactly what is causing the recent uptick in infectious diseases, despite our not having reams of easy-to-falsify statistical data ready at hand. Certain compelling myths are perfectly comfortable acknowledging their inherent nature as inspired narratives, while others sheepishly try to hide their true nature behind a pretense of being statistical facts.
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Date: 2023-08-30 10:55 pm (UTC)Saying it for sure is quite possible, and quite a few people are doing just that. Whether they also publicize whatever communications from higher powers, deep intuition, or divination results led to their unexpected surety is entirely optional on their part. In our current progressive materialist culture, their arguments may not come across as being anywhere near as compelling as throwing about easy-to-falsify statistical data in a great obfuscating cloud. On the other hand, putting too much trust in the statistical props that failing élites end up clinging to, in the vain hope of softening their impending impact, is what got us into this unenviable situation in the first place.
Many commenters on this blog are perfectly comfortable saying exactly what is causing the recent uptick in infectious diseases, despite our not having reams of easy-to-falsify statistical data ready at hand. Certain compelling myths are perfectly comfortable acknowledging their inherent nature as inspired narratives, while others sheepishly try to hide their true nature behind a pretense of being statistical facts.
— Christophe